Vendranges

Vendranges
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Vendranges
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Coordinates: 45°56′32″N4°08′14″E / 45.9422°N 4.1372°E / 45.9422; 4.1372
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Roanne
Canton	Le Coteau
Intercommunality	Pays entre Loire et Rhône
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pascal Bert[1]
Area ^1	11.14 km^2 (4.30 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	390
• Density	35/km^2 (91/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42325 /42590
Elevation	305–562 m (1,001–1,844 ft) (avg. 490 m or 1,610 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vendranges (French pronunciation:[vɑ̃dʁɑ̃ʒ]) is a commune in the Loiredepartment in central France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	223	—
1975	201	−1.47%
1982	205	+0.28%
1990	226	+1.23%
1999	237	+0.53%
2009	320	+3.05%
2014	357	+2.21%
2020	382	+1.13%
Source: INSEE[3]

Notable person

• Louis-Antoine Ranvier (1835–1922), physician, pathologist, anatomist and histologist, died in Vendranges.

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE